![]() Then we realized we were sinking in to the hot asphalt taxiway that was not built to handle heavy jets. We managed not to run off the runway, but while taxiing back in echelon we kept getting slower and slower. We were not scheduled to land there because the runway was only 5,000 feet or so, but our public affairs officer radioed us about the enthusiastic crowd so we decided to land. There were probably ten or twenty thousand people in Mason City, so it was obvious that they had drawn people from all over the state. We flew over the field for our opening maneuver and it looked like a million people. We flew out of a base around Minneapolis on one of those crystal clear days. As a result an appearance of the Blue Angels was a major event. They didn’t see a lot of Navy planes and in those days didn’t see many military aviators at all. I like the Midwest most because of their enthusiasm. "Did you have a particular place that you liked to perform? You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.We recently came across this interview with a former Blue Angel pilot from the late 1950s, Bob Rasmussen. Browse the page for all available activities near Mason City Municipal Airport. Go to to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. We don't have information about companies on this airport. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour.ĭaylight saving time is currently in progress. This applies to Mason City Municipal Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. Today the sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 19:33. The air pressure at sea level is 30.15 inHg (QNH). ![]() The dew point is 16 ☌, the relative humidity is 65%. The ceiling, broken or more, is 12,000 ft. There are broken clouds at an altitude of 12,000 ft. The wind is from direction 310° with a speed of 4 kt. This aviation weather observation was made for Mason City Municipal Airport on Septem18:53, local time. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is MCW. The ICAO airport code of this field is KMCW. ![]() The airport has 2 runways: 18/36 and 12/30. The airport is located at latitude 43.15762 and longitude -93.33158. ![]() Mason City Municipal Airport is a midsized airport in Iowa, United States. METAR Mason City Municipal Airport - KMCW/MCW ![]()
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